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Sunday September 25, 2011
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About the Event
FREDERICKSBURG, TX – August 5, 2011 - Stoney LaRue and Demented Cycles announce their 2nd annual "Ridin’ for a Reason" celebrity motorcycle ride and concert Sunday September 25th. Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que (1125 Loop 337 New Braunfels, TX 78130) is hosting the start of the ride where registration begins at 11am. The ride will end at Luckenbach Texas (412 Luckenbach Town Loop Fredericksburg, TX 78624) where riders and concert attendees will enjoy performances by Wade Bowen, Brandon Jenkins and other surprise guests. Stoney will close out the show with a full band performance that will combine the rootsy, emotionally honest sound of country with the beer-drinking swagger of heartland rock and a dash of the moody undercurrents of the blues.
Stoney and Demented Cycles are committed to giving back. "Ridin’ for a Reason" is their way of creating a fun and entertaining way to get people involved with supporting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS), and an easy way for everyone to show that they care about the lives touched by cancer.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world’s largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. They are relentless in pursuit of their mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
For more information including the most up to date event timeline, including biker registration and concert times, to learn about the sponsorship packages available and the benefits associated with them or to make a donation please visit: www.ridinforareason.com. Nine out of ten Americans are touched by cancer in one way or another. To learn more about the The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society visit www.lls.org/sctx.
Media interested in being credentialed for this event should contact kandace@stoneylarue.com.
Contact:
Deanna Kenisell/Mandy Smart
Big Hearted Babes
(615) 469-5905/ (281) 996-5396
deanna@bigheartedbabes.com
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Begins @ Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-Be-Que 1125 Loop 337 New Braunfels, TX 78130 & Ends @ Luckenbach Texas 412 Luckenbach Town Loop Fredericksburg, TX 78624 |
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A 1½ ride through the beautiful Texas Hill Country ending at the historic Luckenbach Texas for a 2 - 3 hour outdoor concert ‘Jam Session’.
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Demographics are men and women ages teens -55.
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To provide a fun way to get people involved with supporting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and an easy way for everyone to show that they care about lives touched by cancer.
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Stoney LaRue, Cody Canada and the Departed, Wade Bowen, Brandon Jenkins and other Texas Red Dirt favorite announced soon. Keep checking back for more artists’ updates! |
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· Expected number of riders: 300 - 500
· Expected ride & concert attendance: 2000
(max capacity)
· Expected guest celebrities to perform with
Stoney: 4-6 |
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11am – 1:00pm registration @ Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que (1125 Loop 337 New Braunfels, TX 78130)
Riders sign in & register
1:00pm – Announcements & Prayer
1:30pm –Ride departs
1:30pm- 3:00pm – Ride from Cooper's to Luckenbach TX
12:00pm – Doors open at Luckenbach TX
1:00pm local live music starts - Six Market Blvd.
3:00pm Riders arrive at Luckenbach & Jam Session begins
3:30pm – 6:30pm or 7pm Stoney LaRue & Friends in concert at Luckenbach Texas
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· Ticket Prices:
$100 VIP Ride & VIP Concert
– Includes special VIP area @ dealership w/ sponsored food & nonalcoholic beverages. Also rides in the front of the pack with the artists from Cooper's BBQ to Luckenbach Texas. Private VIP area @ concert is directly in front of the stage w/ tables and open seating, (you will receive the VIP concert credentials when you register at the beginning of the ride @ Cooper's BBQ) This is for 1 bike w/ 1 rider and a VIP concert ticket for that 1 rider. If you wish to have a passenger on your bike, the passenger must purchase a $75 VIP concert ticket due to the nature of the package and the limited number available. Each person must have a VIP ticket to enter the designated VIP areas.
$75 VIP Concert (CONCERT ONLY)
- Private VIP area @ concert is directly in front of the stage w/ tables and open seating, DOES NOT INCLUDE RIDE
$50 Duo Rider & Concert (2 riders on 1 bike)
- Ticket allows 1 bike w/ 2 riders in ride from Cooper's BBQ to Luckenbach Texas and 2 General Admission concert tickets to the show at Luckenbach Texas (you will receive the concert credentials when you register at the beginning of the ride @ Cooper's BBQ)
$30 Ride & Concert General Admission
- Ticket to ride fromCooper's BBQ to Luckenbach Texas and 1 General Admission concert ticket (you will receive concert credentials when you register at the begining of the ride @ Cooper's BBQ)
$20 Concert ONLY General Admission
- General Admission to Stoney LaRue & Friends concert at Luckenbach Texas. DOES NOT INCLUDE RIDE. Doors open & live music begins at 1PM.
- DONATE NOW! Can’t make it to the event but would still like to support Stoney & Demented Cycles in their efforts to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society? You can! Make a donation here (insert this logo www.ridinforareason.com) & it will go towards the money raised at the benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. |
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STONEY LARUE
At 3 years old, Stoney LaRue could be found belting out “Swinging” by John Anderson on his Mr. Microphone radio. The son of a struggling bass player and a nurse, LaRue understood the allure of music at an early age, and recorded his first works at age twelve. He earned accolades through school for his unmatched vocal abilities and promising instrumental talents. Many subscribe Stoney LaRue to the category of artists that are simply natural born performers, just don’t try to limit him by category.
Born in Taft,Texas, LaRue actually spent the majority of his adolescence north of the Red River, where he was raised in Southeastern Oklahoma . He never really pictured himself doing anything else but making good music, so LaRue eventually made his way to the state’s Red Dirt hotbed of Stillwater, where he began to develop his individualized style from a widespread range of influences.
From Willie Nelson to Ray Charles, to The Grateful Dead and Kris Kristofferson, LaRue’s emerging style impressively blends varied elements of country, blues, and soulful rock into cohesive, vocal driven performances. His abilities earned the immediate respect of then “up and coming” peers including Cody Canada, Mike McClure, Jason Boland, and other cohorts of the revitalizing Texas and Red Dirt circuits (now electrifying audiences nationwide.)
In 2002, both fans and industry took good notice of LaRue after he spearheaded The Organic Boogie Band and released ”Downtown,” which was recorded in private sessions at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa and mixed in a trailer on the side of a cliff in Bartlesville, OK. It was just the beginning, as the debut cemented LaRue’s following and inspired a move to New Braunfels, Texas, where a vibrant music community and a persistent touring schedule spawned a vast response.
Fans anxiously awaited the August 2005 release of Stoney LaRue-the Red Dirt Album, which hit the Billboard sales charts in its debut week. A far cry from the mixing trailer on the cliff, The Red Dirt Album was recorded with a tight circle of players and professionals in a studio setting. The record was a pinnacle effort for LaRue and has inarguably established his triple threat status as a truly gifted vocalist, player, and performer.
In 2006, Stoney released an addition to the famed Live at Billy Bob’s series. His live single, “Oklahoma Breakdown” topped the Texas charts for over four weeks and has ignited Stoney’s powerful support as an artist not to be missed. Armed with golden ear musicianship, an amusing wit, and soulful magnetism, LaRue’s shows are infused with an uplifting quality, a cathartic barroom brand of spirituality, where venues are complimented for good bar “feng shui,” and where time and dimension can be traversed via emotive lyrics and melodic riffs. A charismatic performer, LaRue’s flawless vocals can draw a crowd to a open mouth level of sonic memorization, and next have them singing “Forever Young” so loudly that you can’t hear anything else.
At 30 years old, Stoney LaRue now performs close to 300 dates a year at top festivals and venues across the world, including the Caribbean and Europe, sharing bills with renowned acts like Lee Ann Womack, Gary Allan, Dierks Bentley, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Willie Nelson, Rodney Crowell and others. With a band that includes Jeremy Bryant(drums), Jesse Fritz (bass), Kevin Webb (guitar), Jeremy Watkins (fiddle) and Steve Littleton (keys), Stoney is poised for what is on the horizon to come. The music is undeniably inside of Stoney LaRue, but he’s the type of artist that doesn’t HAVE to point it out to you, his belief in the music is strong enough that it just powers through transparently. Stoney LaRue is not trying to be anybody but the artist that he is, and his sincerity just seeps out, spills off the stage, and overtakes any room.
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